Canadian company TransCanada Corp. reached an agreement to purchase the US Columbia Pipeline Group for $ 10.2 billion, according to TransCanada’s report. TransCanada has agreed to pay $ 25.5 per Columbia’s share, what is 11% higher than the quotes at the close of trading on March 16. In addition, the Canadian company will take over an obligation to pay Columbia’s debt in the amount of $ 2.8...

Li Ka-shing, China's richest businessman and Chairman of Hutchison Holdings Board of Directors intends to reduce investment in the British economy if Britain refuses membership in the European Union. It is reported by Bloomberg. Hong Kong billionaire has warned that if the UK goes out of the EU, then Hutchison will certainly reduce the investment in its economy. Li Ka-shing said that probability...

This morning, management boards of the Frankfurt and London stock exchanges announced harmonization of the conditions of the two marketplaces’ merger. Shareholders of Deutsche Boerse and the London Stock Exchange are recommended to support the deal worth £ 21 billion, which will be carried out through an exchange of shares and will lead to creation of the largest stock exchange in Europe. In a...

German investors have decided to abandon patriotism, and have issued a class action lawsuit and submitted claims totaling $ 3.7 billion to Volkswagen. The plaintiffs are dissatisfied with the fact that the automaker is too slow to provide information on the diesel scandal. The suit has been registered in Braunschweig Regional Court on behalf of 278 institutional investors from Germany and other...

Italian Eni company, together with Norway's Statoil have begun oil production in the Arctic waters of Norway for the first time in the history. Prior to this, developments had been carried out only in the lower latitudes with much less stringent climate. According to exploration, reserves of the Arctic shelf field ‘Goliat’ comprise at least 180 million barrels of oil. First production was delayed...

The total amount of corporate payments to Coca-Cola’s head, the company's board chairman Muhtar Kent decreased by 42% at the end of 2015 - from $ 25.2 million to $ 14.59 million. "We have updated the annual incentive scheme program in order to prove the company's attention to the convergence of the maximum and minimum payments [to employees]. Reflecting the fact that 2015 was a transition for the...

On Wednesday, Amazon online retailer has agreed to lease 20 cargo planes to deliver goods ordered on the company’s website. Thus, the seller laid the foundation for its own service for air delivery of goods. According to experts, lease of 20 aircraft will allow the online retailer to control the delivery of 15% of its parcels. According to the statement issued on Wednesday, American online...

Division for the production of aviation equipment of military-industrial corporation Lockheed Martin has announced the upcoming reduction of 1 thousand jobs. The program, which will take place on a voluntary basis, should help maintain competitiveness of the company, which missed recent large contracts. 1-thousand jobs cut, which accounts for 0.8% of the total number of employees, will affect...

If advertisers break contracts with the Russian tennis player, Maria Sharapova will find herself in danger of losing tens of millions of dollars of secure income. "I made a terrible mistake. I let down the fans. I let down the whole sport, "- said Maria Sharapova on March 7 at an emergency press conference in Los Angeles. The tennis player and her PR-team from IMG sports agency decided to give...